She Wanted to Quit Drinking for 10 Years. What Finally Made Her Stop?

She Wanted to Quit Drinking for 10 Years. What Finally Made Her Stop?

Marissa Cherepanov knew for nearly a decade that she wanted to quit drinking. She took 30-day breaks, promised herself she would eventually stop, and kept waiting for the right time.

As a working mom of four with a demanding career, her drinking became increasingly difficult to ignore. After COVID, the loss of her grandmother, growing responsibilities, and stress at home, Marissa reached a point where she felt like she needed alcohol just to feel normal.

Then one conversation with her children changed everything.

In this episode of The Sober New Yorker, Marissa shares the moment she pictured two completely different futures for her kids: one if she continued drinking and another if she stopped. That night, she told her husband she would never drink again.

Marissa also opens up about her past, becoming a mother, building a successful career, changing her habits in early sobriety, and how quitting alcohol opened the door to opportunities she never imagined.

More than three years later, Marissa’s life looks completely different, and it started with one decision she had been putting off for years.


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